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# Release Notes for Superset 0.38
## What's new
- [New features](#new-features)
- [Bugfixes](#bugfixes)
- [Breaking Changes](#breaking-changes)
- [Complete Changelog](#complete-changelog)
### New features
**DATABASES, DATASETS, QUERIES**
[SIP-40] Proposal for Custom Error Messages #9194 ([SIP](https://github.com/apache/superset/issues/9194))
- feat: improve presto query perf (#[11069](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/11069))
- feat: more specific presto error messages (#[11099](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/11099))
- feat: refactor error components and add database issue code (#[10473](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10473))
- feat: welcome presto to the suite of tested databases (#[10498](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10498))
Certification of Data Entities ([Roadmap](https://github.com/apache-superset/superset-roadmap/issues/73))
- feat: add certification to metrics (#[10630](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10630))
- feat: add extra column to tables and sql_metrics (#[10592](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10592))
- feat: bump superset-ui for certified tag (#[10650](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10650))
Database CRUD screen refactor/redesign ([Roadmap](https://github.com/apache-superset/superset-roadmap/issues/14))
- feat: add/edit database modal form sections UI (#[10745](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10745))
- feat: base tabbed modal for new database CRUD UI (#[10668](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10668))
Database list view refactor/redesign ([Roadmap](https://github.com/apache-superset/superset-roadmap/issues/55))
- feat: database delete warning (#[10800](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10800))\
<kbd><img alt="10800" src="media/10800.gif" width="400"/></kbd>
- feat: filters for database list view (#[10772](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10772))
- feat: SIP-34 table list view for databases (#[10705](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10705))
Database list view refactor/redesign #55 ([Roadmap](https://github.com/apache-superset/superset-roadmap/issues/55))
- feat(api): database schemas migration to new API (#[10436](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10436))
- feat(database): POST, PUT, DELETE API endpoints (#[10741](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10741))
- feat(databases): test connection api (#[10723](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10723))
Datasets CRUD screen refactor/redesign ([Roadmap](https://github.com/apache-superset/superset-roadmap/issues/13))
- feat: dataset editor improvements (#[10444](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10444))\
<kbd><img alt="10444" src="media/10444.gif" width="400"/></kbd>
Datasets CRUD screen refactor/redesign #13 ([Roadmap](https://github.com/apache-superset/superset-roadmap/issues/13))
- feat(datasource): remove deleted columns and update column type on metadata refresh (#[10619](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10619))\
<kbd><img alt="10619" src="media/10619.png" width="400"/></kbd>
Datasets list view refactor/redesign #12 ([Roadmap](https://github.com/apache-superset/superset-roadmap/issues/12))
- feat: update dataset editor modal (#[10347](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10347))\
<kbd><img alt="10347" src="media/10347.gif" width="400"/></kbd>
- feat(datasets): REST API bulk delete (#[11237](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/11237))
Saved queries CRUD screen + list view refactor/redesign #15 ([Roadmap](https://github.com/apache-superset/superset-roadmap/issues/15))
- feat: CRUD REST API for saved queries (#[10777](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10777))
- feat: saved query list actions (#[11109](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/11109))\
<kbd><img alt="11109" src="media/11109.gif" width="400"/></kbd>
- feat: saved query list view + sort/filters (#[11005](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/11005))
- feat: SavedQuery REST API for bulk delete and new API fields (#[10793](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10793))
- feat: update saved query backend routing + add savedquery list (#[10922](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10922))
- feat(saved_queries): add custom api filter for all string & text fields (#[11031](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/11031))
Other features
- feat: dataset REST API for distinct values (#[10595](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10595))
**EXPLORE, CHARTS, DASHBOARDS**
[SIP-40] Proposal for Custom Error Messages #9194 ([SIP](https://github.com/apache/superset/issues/9194))
- feat: add download as image button to explore (#[10297](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10297))\
<kbd><img alt="10297" src="media/10297.gif" width="400"/></kbd>
[SIP-34] Proposal to establish a new design direction, system, and process for Superset ([SIP](https://github.com/apache/superset/issues/8976))
- feat: SIP-34 explore save modal (#[10355](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10355))\
<kbd><img alt="10355" src="media/10355.gif" width="400"/></kbd>
Charts list view refactor/redesign ([Roadmap](https://github.com/apache-superset/superset-roadmap/issues/47))
- feat(charts): modify custom api filter to include more fields (#[11054](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/11054))
Echarts integration ([Roadmap](https://github.com/apache-superset/superset-roadmap/issues/48))
- feat: add linear color scale to sunburst chart (#[10474](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10474))\
<kbd><img alt="10474" src="media/10474.gif" width="400"/></kbd>
- feat: add optional prophet forecasting functionality to chart data api (#[10324](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10324))
- feat(viz): add ECharts Timeseries chart (#[10752](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10752))\
<kbd><img alt="10752" src="media/10752.gif" width="400"/></kbd>
Improvements to cache handling #74 ([Roadmap](https://github.com/apache-superset/superset-roadmap/issues/74))
- feat: add ECharts Pie chart (#[10966](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10966))\
<kbd><img alt="10966" src="media/10966.gif" width="400"/></kbd>
- feat: implement cache invalidation api (#[10761](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10761))
- feat: Adding extra_filters to warm_up_cache (#[10675](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10675))
[SIP-34] Proposal to establish a new design direction, system, and process for Superset ([SIP](https://github.com/apache/superset/issues/8976))
- feat: add favorite star to dashboard and chart lists (#[10510](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10510))\
<kbd><img alt="10510" src="media/10510.png" width="400"/></kbd>
- feat: use svg for checkbox component (#[10799](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10799))\
<kbd><img alt="10799" src="media/10799.gif" width="400"/></kbd>
Other features
- feat(table-viz): translation and metric column header align right (#[10549](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10549))
- feat: adding dashboard toggle fullscreen button (#[10840](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10840))\
<kbd><img alt="10840" src="media/10840.png" width="400"/></kbd>
- feat: enable ETag header for dashboard GET requests (#[10963](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10963))
- feat: move ace-editor and mathjs to async modules (#[10837](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10837))
- feat: server side dashboard css for less repaint (#[10850](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10850))
- feat: use shorten url in standalone iframe (#[10651](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10651))
**SQL LAB**
- feat: Adding table comment and columns comment for SQLLab (#[10844](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10844))
**SYSTEM, OTHER**
- feat: add TXT as default CSV extension (#[10371](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10371))
[SIP-34] Proposal to establish a new design direction, system, and process for Superset ([SIP](https://github.com/apache/superset/issues/8976))
- feat: card view bulk select (#[10607](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10607))
- feat: custom favorite filter for dashboards, charts and saved queries (#[11083](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/11083))
- feat: SIP-34 card/grid views for dashboards and charts (#[10526](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10526))
- feat(listviews): SIP-34 Bulk Select (#[10298](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10298))
- feat(listviews): SIP-34 filters for charts, dashboards, datasets (#[10335](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10335))
[SIP-40] Proposal for Custom Error Messages #9194 ([SIP](https://github.com/apache/superset/issues/9194))
- feat: update timeout error UX (#[10274](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10274))
Alerts (send notification when a condition is met) ([Roadmap](https://github.com/apache-superset/superset-roadmap/issues/54))
- feat: add test email functionality to SQL-based email alerts (#[10476](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10476))
- feat: refactored SQL-based alerting framework (#[10605](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10605))
[SIP-34] Proposal to establish a new design direction, system, and process for Superset ([SIP](https://github.com/apache/superset/issues/8976))
- feat: adding all icons from the design system to the codebase (#[11033](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/11033))
- feat: storybook for Icon component (#[10515](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10515))
[SIP-48] Using Ant Design as our primary component library ([SIP](https://github.com/apache/superset/issues/10254))
- feat: Add antd to the codebase (#[10508](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10508))
Alerts (send notification when a condition is met) ([Roadmap](https://github.com/apache-superset/superset-roadmap/issues/54))
- feat: updated email format for SQL-based email alerts (#[10512](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10512))
Superset Component library - Phase 1 ([Roadmap](https://github.com/apache-superset/superset-roadmap/issues/23))
- feat: adding Storybook to Superset (#[10383](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10383))
Other
- feat: Allow tests files in /src (plus Label component tests) (#[10634](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10634))
- feat: Getting fancier with Storybook (#[10647](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10647))
### Bugfixes
- fix(permissions): alpha role has all full features (#[10241](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10241))
- fix: broken glyphicons used in react-json-schema (#[10267](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10267))
- fix: add additional ui tweaks (#[10275](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10275))
- fix: saving custom CSS correctly (#[10289](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10289))
- fix: fetch datasets list after dataset created successfully (#[10290](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10290))
- fix: update community Slack link (#[10360](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10360))
- fix: allow creating table option and remove schema requirement in dataset add modal (#[10369](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10369))
- fix(datasets): sort and humanized modified by (#[10380](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10380))
- fix(api): fixes perf on charts and introduces sorting by database on datasets (#[10392](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10392))
- fix(api): fixes openapi spec errors and adds a test to validate all spec (#[10393](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10393))
- fix(charts): disable CSRF for chart data endpoint (#[10397](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10397))
- fix: dataset list filters bug (#[10398](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10398))
- fix: remove FAB rendered menu in favor of react based one (#[10401](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10401))
- fix: show label for filters in filter box in explore (#[10412](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10412))
- fix: Implement updates to SQL-based email alerts (#[10454](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10454))
- fix(presto): Handle ROW data stored as string (#[10456](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10456))
- fix: change "add new slice" copy to "add new chart" (#[10457](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10457))
- fix(sqllab): button width isn't wide enough for 'Run Selection' (#[10461](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10461))
- fix: timeout error message (#[10478](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10478))
- fix: enforce mandatory chart name on save and edit (#[10482](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10482))
- fix: More tweaks needed after adding Doctype tag (#[10504](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10504))
- fix: explore panel missing padding (#[10505](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10505))
- fix: refactored SQL-based alerts to not pass sqlalchemy objects as args (#[10506](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10506))
- fix(sqllab): Handle long table names in SQL Lab (#[10518](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10518))
- fix: make SQL-based alert email links user friendly (#[10519](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10519))
- fix(dashboard): changing the chart title, except not (#[10527](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10527))
- fix: misaligned LimitControl buttons and port jsx->tsx (#[10529](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10529))
- fix: Resolves #10535 (#[10536](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10536))
- fix: add retry to SQL-based alerting celery task (#[10542](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10542))
- fix: Updating Dockerfile to work with updated python requirements. (#[10550](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10550))
- fix(thumbnails): missing field, logging and new config var (#[10562](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10562))
- fix: add translate for dropdown menu (#[10573](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10573))
- fix: error message modal overflow (#[10580](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10580))
- fix: add None checking to cast_to_num (#[10584](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10584))
- fix: removing unsupported modal sizes (#[10625](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10625))
- fix: remove duplicated params and cache_timeout from list_columns; add viz_type to list_columns (#[10643](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10643))
- fix: controls scroll issue (#[10644](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10644))
- fix(db_engine_specs): improve Presto column type matching (#[10658](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10658))
- fix(db_engine_specs): mysql longtext type should not be numeric (#[10661](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10661))
- fix: change public role like gamma procedure (#[10674](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10674))
- fix(sqllab): log exceptions caused by the user as debug and not error (#[10676](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10676))
- fix: only call signal if executing on the main thread (#[10677](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10677))
- fix: layout flexiness (#[10681](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10681))
- fix: SubMenu css (#[10682](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10682))
- fix: dashboard extra filters (#[10692](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10692))
- fix: shorten url with extra request parameters (#[10693](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10693))
- fix: card view failed cypress tests (#[10699](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10699))
- fix: deprecation warnings due to invalid escape sequences. (#[10710](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10710))
- fix: move menu reorg logic from crud app into Menu component (#[10717](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10717))
- fix: local docker deployment (#[10738](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10738))
- Fix: Rejiggering some dependencies, trying to get CI to pass (#[10747](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10747))
- fix(presto): default unknown types to string type (#[10753](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10753))
- fix: add validator information to email/slack alerts (#[10762](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10762))
- fix: re-installing local superset in cache image (#[10766](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10766))
- fix: can not type `0.05` in `TextControl` (#[10778](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10778))
- fix: MVC show saved query (#[10781](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10781))
- fix: disable domain sharding on explore view (#[10787](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10787))
- fix: Database API missing allow none on fields (#[10795](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10795))
- fix: bump node version on Dockerfile to be on par with docker-compose (#[10813](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10813))
- fix(tests): export dataset tests fails with presto (#[10818](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10818))
- fix: use nullpool in the celery workers (#[10819](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10819))
- fix: Making the database read-only (#[10823](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10823))
- fix(databases): test connection api endpoint (#[10824](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10824))
- fix: update the time filter for 'Last Year' option in explore (#[10829](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10829))
- fix(test): missing auth on tests (#[10842](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10842))
- fix(cypress): wait for filterValues request (#[10884](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10884))
- fix: superset alerting misc fixes (#[10891](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10891))
- fix(cypress): prevent CI failure on codecov failure (#[10892](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10892))
- fix: front end CI tests and test runner (#[10897](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10897))
- fix: babel script broken by format string (#[10902](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10902))
- fix: several disabled pylint rules in models/helpers.py (#[10909](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10909))
- fix: spelling in docs homepage (#[10912](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10912))
- fix: address all disabled pylint checks in charts/api.py (#[10932](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10932))
- fix: use nullpool even for user lookup in the celery (#[10938](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10938))
- fix: update pylint disabled checks in common/query_context.py (#[10941](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10941))
- fix: setting specific exceptions common/query_context.py (#[10942](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10942))
- fix: re-enabling several globally disabled lint rules (#[10957](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10957))
- fix: removed disabled lint rule `too-many-locals` in connectors/base/models.py (#[10958](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10958))
- fix: typo in prefer typescript (#[10959](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10959))
- fix: pylint checks in connectors/sqla/models.py (#[10974](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10974))
- fix: pylint disabled rules in dashboard/api.py (#[10976](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10976))
- fix: changes a pylint check in dashboard module (#[10978](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10978))
- fix: changed disabled rules in datasets module (#[10979](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10979))
- fix: Add Item Overflow on Dataset Editor (#[10983](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10983))
- fix: enable pylint rules in db_engine_specs module (#[10998](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/10998))
- fix: enable several pylint rules partially in db_engines_specs module (#[11000](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/11000))
- fix: unbreak ci (#[11003](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/11003))
- fix: timer component, fixes #10849, closes #11002 (#[11004](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/11004))
- fix: menu shows a 0 when there are not settings (#[11009](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/11009))
- fix: reenable pylint rule `unused-import` in charts and connectors modules (#[11014](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/11014))
- fix: query search low privileged user search access denied (#[11017](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/11017))
- fix(api): unable to delete virtual dataset, wrong permission name (#[11019](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/11019))
- fix: [dashboard] should not show edit button when user has no edit permit (#[11024](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/11024))
- fix: dashboard edit button (again) (#[11029](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/11029))
- fix: sql lab autocomplete width (#[11063](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/11063))
- fix: fix table existence validation function (#[11066](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/11066))
- fix: database list checkboxes (#[11068](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/11068))
- fix: Adding timeout to flaky cypress test, to wait for animation to complete (#[11074](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/11074))
- fix: surface connection error messages on the client (#[11077](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/11077))
- fix(jest): using UTC mock date (#[11079](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/11079))
- fix: double scroll bars on dataset editor (#[11095](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/11095))
- fix: echarts timeseries groupby (#[11103](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/11103))
- fix: Disabling timezone of dataframe before passing Prophet (#[11107](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/11107))
- fix(chart-data-api): ignore missing filters (#[11112](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/11112))
- fix: alembic migration error msg trying to delete constraint on tables (#[11115](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/11115))
- fix: remove extra flash import (#[11121](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/11121))
- fix: Revert "Replace reactable with DataTable from superset-ui in QueryTable (#10981)" (#[11125](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/11125))
- fix: SpatialControl popover won't open (#[11127](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/11127))
- fix: Alembic migration 18532d70ab98 (#[11136](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/11136))
- fix(examples): missing expressions in birth_names (#[11141](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/11141))
- fix: Fix Time Column dropdown for date filter (#[11149](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/11149))
- fix(dataset): update user list endpoint (#[11221](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/11221))
- fix(crud): set default extra value (#[11262](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/11262))
- fix(sqla): allow 'unknown' type queries in explore view (#[11365](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/11365))
- fix: prior npm font source had a glitch (#[11724](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/11724))
## Breaking Changes
[List of backwards incompatible changes](https://github.com/apache/superset/blob/master/UPDATING.md#0380)
## Complete Changelog
For the complete changelog please see [apache/superset/CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/apache/superset/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md)